A Muslim stands atop the Askia mosque after prayers in Gao, Chad. President Idriss Deby Itno urged the Malian army and West African forces to speed up the deployment of troops to northern Mali to help fight al-Qaida-linked rebels.

Chloe is hoping to inspire a game of fetch with her owner, Dave Carcaterro, in Clarence, N.Y.

Hey, Dad! Look what I found:

Chloe is hoping to inspire a game of fetch with her owner, Dave Carcaterro, in Clarence, N.Y.

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If you're out of clarified yak butter, vegetable oil will do:

A vendor arranges her butter lamps at Swayambhunath stupa, an ancient religious complex atop a hill in Katmandu. The lamps, which traditionally burn clarified yak butter, supposedly help focus the mind and aid meditation.